NYCxDESIGN Keynote: By Design: The Healthy Way of Life

Interior Design
Partnered with Life Time
A well-lived life doesn’t happen by accident – it’s designed. From how we move, to what we eat, to the spaces we escape to, wellness is shaped by the brands, places, and experiences we choose.
This conversation brings together leaders in wellness, hospitality, and design to explore the space where design and wellness intersect. Life Time’s Chief Creative Officer, Nic Berglund, will lead a panel on how brand design can inspire movement and create spaces that help people feel their best. With elite professionals joining from the luxury hospitality market, to designers leading the creative charge to enhance spaces dedicated to personal wellness, we’ll explore how design plays a key role in overall well-being.
Presenters

Nicholas Berglund
Nicholas Berglund
Chief Creative Officer at Life Time
As Chief Creative Officer of Life Time, Inc., Nic leads the brand experience, managing internal teams and agency networks. He’s responsible for Life Time’s brand strategy, communications, creative production, social media, and design across the core brand, 73 internal brands, and 23 retail lines. Nic spearheaded a major rebranding of Life Time, realigning it with foundational values and preparing it for urban market expansion.
Previously, Nic worked at top global agencies, contributing to projects for Cadillac, PepsiCo, Citibank, and Gap. He launched PepsiCo’s first luxury water brand, crafted the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas’s identity, and was part of Gap’s successful “Back to Blue” campaign. He also played a role in Equinox’s “It’s not fitness. It’s life.” campaign.
Nic is also an entrepreneur, having founded a healthy meal company and a multi-disciplinary studio focused on vacation property remodeling and usage.
Nicholas Berglund
Chief Creative Officer at Life Time

Michael Newcombe
Michael Newcombe,
Vice President of Wellness, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Global)
Michael is Vice President of Wellness for Four Seasons. His Global role sees him work internationally across the Four Seasons portfolio of assets including Hotels, Resorts, Residences, Private Jet and Yacht to identify strategies to optimize guest wellness experiences and integrate them into the brand’s broader lifestyle vision.
Michael’s journey into Wellness started at a very young age where he battled asthma, a journey of ultimate recovery that saw the impact of breath work, mindfulness, and involvement in competitive sport in his passions of sailing and soccer.
His 25-year career with Four Seasons started in London and has crossed many continents with operational roles in Geneva, Paris, Sydney, Dallas, Casablanca and Los Angeles.
As a General Manager, Michael ran the company’s hotels in Hampshire, Dallas, Westlake Village & California Health Institute and Los Angeles building his Wellness insights and knowledge organically throughout his career.
Chairing the company’s Wellness Committee since 2015 and promoted to Vice President Spa Operations in 2017 and moving in 2022 to Vice President Wellness, Michael’s role covers Spa, Fitness, Golf, Tennis and Recreation.
A passionate visionary, spin cyclist, and proud father, Michael loves his family time in Newport Beach, California when not working with his children Justin (9) , Summer (15) & his partner Lea.
Michael Newcombe
Vice President of Wellness, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Global)

Nancie Min
Nancie Min
Design Director at Clodagh Design
Nancie Min has decades of experience as an architect and designer. She was trained at the Irwin S Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union, where she received her Bachelor of Architecture degree. She is a registered architect in the State of New York and is a member of the American Institute of Architects.
Nancie Joined Clodagh Design in 1995. She later moved on to work with Peter Marino Architects, David Howell Design, and began her own firm with a roster of high-end residential, luxury retail and boutique healthcare projects. With a wealth of diverse experience, Nancie has returned to Clodagh design in 2012 to complete multiple award winning projects focusing on hospitality.
Nancie Min
Design Director at Clodagh Design
Moderator

Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy,
Founder of Global Fashion Exchange
Patrick Duffy is the founder of Global Fashion Exchange, a company catalyzing positive impact through strategic consulting roadmaps focusing on supply chain transparency, worker rights, responsible production for B2B as well as consumer facing programming and community building focusing on aligning people or communities with the SDGs.
Experience developing networks and activating ideas, guiding creative teams globally, and working with institutions like the Victoria and Albert Museum and UNESCO, and iconic spaces such as Federation Square Melbourne, Madison Square Garden, Bryant Park in New York City, and The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Patrick has produced clothing swaps all over the world from, with GFX Active in over 100 countries. Each GFX event focuses on building community, education and transformational business models. Partnering with global brands, key stakeholders, and academia to help create awareness and positive impact through conscious consumption
Patrick harnesses the power of media to create positive social and environmental impact. Through storytelling, education, and advocacy, he raises awareness, inspires action, to catalyze change. By highlighting issues and solutions, Patrick creates strategic campaigns to engage audiences, influence attitudes and behaviors, and contribute to a more sustainable and just world. Additionally, Patrick is the Sustainability and Positive Impact Director of Paris based @IRKMagazine and Editor In Chief of @IRKLiving
Patrick has produced and co-curated events and marketing/PR campaigns for recognized brands across art, fashion, and tech spaces including @virginhotels @britishfashioncouncil @mspdid @moethennessy @microsoft @lagosfashionweekofficial @perutradenyc @fashionimpactfund @istitutomarangonidubai @peaceboatus @lisboafashionweek and more spanning 15 years and hundreds of events in 5 continents.
Patrick Duffy
Founder of Global Fashion Exchange
International Cener of Photography Museum